Body Owners Manual: Part II The KIDNEYS
by Angelique on Mar.26, 2009, under General
The other major filters are the kidneys-two glandular organs about the size of a human fist, suspended by a ligament from the rear wall of the abdomen. Hanging loosely near the spinal column, the kidneys serve the function of filtering the water in the body as it is passed through them by the bloodstream.
The kidneys are another of Mother Nature’s miracles. They are made up of more than thirty billion cells grouped into clusters of miles of little filter coils. Each cluster is no larger than a speck of dust, yet contains some fifteen thousand cells. These tiny coils filter four gallons of water every day. Only two to four pints are passed as waste through the bladder and eliminated as urine. The remaining water is recirculated by the bloodstream throughout the body system. Every drop of liquid consumed is filtered through the kidneys. The blood is about three-fifths water, and that water content remains constant no matter how much is taken in. Excess water taken in above the three quarts in the blood is stored in the muscles and the liver. But it is all filtered by the kidneys.
Everyone knows what happens to water that is left standing and is not replenished by a flow of fresh, pure water. It becomes stagnant. The same thing happens in the body. It is very important to replenish the body with pure drinking water or the organic water which comes from raw fruits and vegetable juice. Pure water in the body system is the most important element in proper maintenance, with the exception of oxygen in the air.
Passage taken from Dick Gregory’s book entitled: “Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks who eat.” (Pages 35 & 36)
March 26th, 2009 on 10:01 pm
I really get it now. I am 38 years old and knew I had kidneys but never understood how exactly they worked. I really, really enjoy this book. It is really a god send to have received this gift. I had been looking and searching for it at the library and online and it is out of print. One day while working at Lov’n It Live two ladies were in deep conversation about what they eat. One lady said she owed her success of being healthier through food to Dick Gregory’s book, Natural Diet for Folks who eat. When I heard the name of the book my heart skipped a beat and I asked her if she still had a copy of the book. I was going to buy it from her. She looked at me square in the eye and said with her hand on her hip “momma style”, “I got two copies. ” “The first copy was so good that I had to buy another in case I misplaced it.” She gave me the once over after I asked to purchase “ONE” of the books and said, “I don’t know, I’ve had those books for over 20 years.” I smiled and said I understood, i thanked her and went back to work. About a week later the lady comes back in the restaurant and asks to speak to me. She hands me this yellow, worn, fragile looking book and tells me to change my life. She also said that she is loaning it to me. So I am very careful with her book. I got to say again that it is priceless. Thank you Dick Gregory…..thank you Ms. Heslip.
I will continue writing this chapter in its entirety.
May 8th, 2009 on 7:53 pm
Thank you Angelique, Judy, Vincent and assitants for the work that you all do to provide living food. I took the first level class and am working to improve my diet and am looking to connect with others on this same journey.
-Asia
asiamhadley@yahoo.com
May 18th, 2009 on 4:49 am
WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE ON DIALYSIS FOR KIDNEY FAILURE, NOT DUE TO DIABETIES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OR DRUGS OR FAMILY HISTORY, DOCTORS PUT UNKNOWN FOR REASON. WHAT CAN THEY DO OUTSIDE OF DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANT. I KNOW THEIR HAS TO BE A WAY THE BODY CAN HEAL IT SELF BUT REALLY DON’T KNOW HOW.
December 14th, 2009 on 11:39 am
ahhh and that would definately not help, so I guess 8-10 at 250-300 will have to do